Jerry Bridges
Jerry Bridges (December 4, 1929 – March 6, 2016) was an evangelical Christian author, speaker and staff member of The Navigators, a Christian organization. Born in Tyler, Texas, and he was the author of a large number of books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies.[1] His devotional Holiness Day by Day garnered the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for the inspiration and gift category,[2] and The Discipline of Grace received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category.[3]
Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma, before serving as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War.[4] He joined Christian discipleship organization The Navigators in 1955, where he served as administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as vice president for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.[4]
At the time of his death, he was a widower,[5] and had married Jane Mallot a year after his first wife's death.[6][7] Bridges died on March 6, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 86.[7]
Publications
- The Pursuit of Holiness, NavPress (1978), ISBN 0-89109-430-X
- The Practice of Godliness, NavPress (1983), ISBN 0-89109-497-0
- Trusting God, NavPress (1991), ISBN 0-89109-617-5
- You Can Trust God, NavPress (1991), ISBN 0-89109-571-3
- The Crisis of Caring: Recovering the Meaning of True Fellowship, P & R (1992), ISBN 0-87552-110-X
- Transforming Grace, NavPress (1993), ISBN 0-89109-656-6
- The Joy of Fearing God, Random House (1999), ISBN 1-4000-7064-3
- I Exalt You, O God: Encountering His Greatness in Your Private Worship, Random House (2000), ISBN 1-57856-421-2
- I Give You Glory, O God, Random House (2002), ISBN 1-57856-629-0
- The Chase: Pursuing Holiness in Your Everyday Life, NavPress (2003), ISBN 1-57683-468-9
- The Gospel For Real Life, NavPress (2003), ISBN 1-57683-507-3
- Growing Your Faith: How to Mature in Christ, NavPress (2004), ISBN 1-57683-475-1
- Is God Really in Control? Trusting God in a World of Terrorism, Tsunamis, and Personal Tragedy, NavPress (2006), ISBN 1-57683-931-1
- The Discipline of Grace, NavPress (2006), ISBN 1-57683-989-3
- The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God's Love Through You, NavPress (2006), ISBN 1-60006-027-7
- Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins we Tolerate, NavPress (2007), ISBN 978-1-60006-140-0
- The Great Exchange, Good News & Crossway (2007), ISBN 978-1-58134-927-6
- The Bookends of the Christian Life, Crossway (2009), ISBN 978-1-4335-0319-1
- The Transforming Power of the Gospel, NavPress (2012), ISBN 978-1-61747-922-9
- Who Am I? - Identity in Christ, Cruciform Press (2012), ISBN 978-1-936760-47-3
External links
- A Holy Pursuit: Recounting Jerry Bridges' 50 Years with The Navigators. One to One. March 2009. The Navigators.
References
- ↑ Staub, Dick (April 1, 2004). "Jerry Bridges Is Still Pursuing Holiness" (interview). Christianity Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/aprilweb-only/4-28-22.0.html.
- ↑ Winners. Christian Book Awards. ECPA. 2009.
- ↑ Gold Medallion Winners. Christian Book Awards. ECPA. 1995. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008.
- ↑ Bridges, Jerry (2007). Respectable Sins. p. 75 ("After the death of my first wife…").
- ↑ Bridges, Jerry (2007). Respectable Sins, back flap ("…Jerry lives with his wife, Jane…").
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Taylor, Justin (March 6, 2016). "Jerry Bridges (1929-2016)". The Gospel Coalition. https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/justintaylor/2016/03/06/jerry-bridges-1929-2016/.